# The without a single thought MMP **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [November 24, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476 "2014-11-24T12:34:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 17
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/321 "2014-11-30T04:13:38Z")
> [@missred](#): > > **shoe** , I don’t havea dishwasher, but I generally use dishes from the drainer until I empty it in preparationfor the next sink of dishes. 😃 > > **Mooom** , I agree with you about the butt boil thingy. > > I made the Chinese turkey pie. First, I lightly stir fried the bean sprouts, some red bell pepper, shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts and green peas with the turkey and made a garlicky moo goo gai pan sauce. I then lined some jumbo muffin tins with wonton wrappers brushed with sesame oil and par baked them for a couple of minutes. I filled them with the veggies and topped with another wonton wrapper, again brushed with sesame oil then sprinkled with sesame seeds and stuck back in the oven long enough to crisp everything up. > > I’m eating one now and with a little tweaking, this one will be a keeper. Thanks for the idea **swampy** and **doggio**! When you’ve tweaked it to your satisfaction, please post the full recipe so that **gardentraveler** can add it to the [Mumpers’ Recipe Blog](http://mumpersrecipes.blogspot.com/). ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/322 "2014-11-30T04:37:48Z")
**shoe** , I’ll likely tweak the next one by using bok choy instead of bean sprouts and, of course, chicken instead of turkey (the turkey was leftover from Thursday). I think the bok choy will stand up to the extra garlic better. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/323 "2014-11-30T05:00:03Z")
How’d you make the sauce? ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/324 "2014-11-30T05:32:34Z")
A little chicken stock thickened with cornstarch and seasoned with soy sauce, lots of garlic and some grated ginger. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/325 "2014-11-30T10:32:57Z")
Up, caffeinated, off to work. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/326 "2014-11-30T11:48:14Z")
I woke at 6, refreshed and ready for the day. Yay! I’m just finishing my breakfast, thinking about what I want to do today. That answer is: NOTHING! 😃 But we’ll see how the day goes. It’s supposed to be a nice day - getting up to 60°. That might tempt me to venture out and clean up some gardens. Maybe… Happy Sunday! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/327 "2014-11-30T11:48:35Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. _YAWN_ 'Tis 36 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 73 for the day. We’re supposed to have a warmup into the mid to maybe even upper 70s this week. We shall see. **shoe** nuttin’ wrong with some mindless alone time. There are times when that is just the thing that’s needed. **red** that sounds nummy! I shall try it when I next feel experimental in the kitchen. Ok, that’s all I got. I need more caffiene and rumbly tummy wants to be fed. At some point purtification for deheatenization must occur. ‘Tis the first Sunday in Advent today. It’s kinda innerestin’ to go over to the church house now. Stuff is slowly bein’ moved over to the new buildin’. This week the Crucifix at the Altar got moved. The permanent sound system has already been moved and a temporary one is in place. The platform the Altar sets upon and the railin’ around the Altar have also been moved. Thus the Altar is kinda just settin’ there all by its little self, poor thing. Plans are to hold the first service on December 21st, which is the Service of Advent Lessons and Carols. I’d link to what that is, but I’m too lazy right now and y’all know how to Google. Happy Sunday Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/328 "2014-11-30T14:00:52Z")
I’m showered and dressed. I’ve got a load of jeans in the washer - it’s supposed to hit 60° today, so they should dry nicely. The kitchen is tidy and the dishwasher is loaded. \*\*FCD \*\*has bathed Higgs, so she doesn’t stink any more. Quite a bit done before 9AM! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/329 "2014-11-30T14:53:46Z")
My African violet has a bud! Soon I’ll know if it’s striped or not! ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/330 "2014-11-30T15:11:24Z")
Up, breakfasted and caffeinated. Gotta do laundry today and go to the sto’ for the eggs I forgot yesterday. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/331 "2014-11-30T15:12:48Z")
Good morning, blurf, etc. Today’s high here in TX is forecast for 76 F. Tomorrow’s high is forecast for 47 F. That’s 24.4 C for today, 8.3 C for tomorrow, metric folks. We are squarely in “wait 5 minutes” territory. (It’s probably a regionalism in a lot of areas, but there’s a running Texas joke: “Don’t like the weather? Wait five minutes.” It’s funny cuz it’s true.) ETA @SpazCat: 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Taters](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/taters/32/2845_2.png) [@Taters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taters)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/332 "2014-11-30T15:30:27Z")
It is currently a “balmy” 24 degrees outside with an expected high of 37. Break out the summer gear! Yesterday it snowed, but fortunately, it didn’t continue to stick to the roads. There are icy conditions though, especially on overpasses. We still have snow on the grass and roof. I’ve got a fire going in the fireplace and things are nice and warm inside. Hubby is still sleeping and I’m about to start on my second large mug of coffee. I don’t plan to do much of anything today except some laundry. I am hoping that it will be a nice quiet day and there won’t be any unexpected visitors. My mother likes to drop by unannounced and drop all her drama in my lap. This happens most every Sunday and I’m a little sick of it. Actually, I’m a lot sick of it. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/333 "2014-11-30T15:31:48Z")
> [@SpazCat](#): > > My African violet has a bud! Soon I’ll know if it’s striped or not! Cool! ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/334 "2014-11-30T15:47:45Z")
Trying to wake up enough to go deheathenate. Annoyed with both the other mammals in the house (the bird’s behaving herself). The howling furry alarm clock is bad enough, but DH standing outside the bedroom door laughing and encouraging the cat to yell was REALLY obnoxious, especially since I slept poorly last night. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/335 "2014-11-30T16:01:31Z")
> [@missred](#): > > Gotta do laundry today and go to the sto’ for the eggs I forgot yesterday. :smack: Oh good, I’m not the only [Forgetful Jones](http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Forgetful_Jones) around here. I’ve finished Oldest Sister’s scarf and now I’m going to start on a new hat for Executive Housekeeper at Irk. She lost her other one in the Black Hole of an Office/Storage Closet last week where it will never be seen again. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/336 "2014-11-30T17:20:52Z")
Happy Sunday! I have to stop and think what day is it? I am so confused. It’s a cloudy 47 degrees out, supposed to get up to 57. Nice weather for Sah-son to finish unloading the truck. I slept in until 9:30 this am, and then spent a half hour talking on the phone to a friend I don’t get to talk to often enough. She irks nights so it’s hard to catch up. I should be up doing stuff but I sure don’t feel like it. I need to irk today as well. I feel for you **Taters**. I was at my mothers for a half hour and I was ready to come home. Between the bitching and gossiping I was ready to scream. I finally had to ask her if she had anything positive to say. There is no creature so miserable as my mother without a man. In her eyes any woman without a man is either a lesbian or defective. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/337 "2014-11-30T17:39:57Z")
The context of this is the mail order pharmacy sends us a nag letter every time we go to the local pharmacy to get something, and we’ve had to resort to the local one because the mail order place has not shipped VWife’s order 6 weeks after receiving it. This one is short and to the point: > [@](#): > > [INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT][INDENT]VunderBob > The VunderLair > [/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT][/INDENT] > Big Blue Health > Saint Louis, MO > > Encl: Your letter of 3 November > > 28 November 2014 > To whom it may concern: > > Unless and until your pharmacy subsidiary can process and deliver an order in less than six weeks’ time, this enclosed letter is meaningless. Start operating in a mode that is not in breach of contract, and we’ll talk. Until then, go pound sand up your ass. > > Very testily, > VunderBob ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/338 "2014-11-30T17:59:52Z")
> [@VunderBob](#): > > The context of this is the mail order pharmacy sends us a nag letter every time we go to the local pharmacy to get something, and we’ve had to resort to the local one because the mail order place has not shipped VWife’s order 6 weeks after receiving it. This one is short and to the point: Consider this a standing ovation from me and the Old Wench. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/339 "2014-11-30T18:03:20Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Consider this a standing ovation from me and the Old Wench. I believe I shall stand for this ovation as well. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476/340 "2014-11-30T18:39:53Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from deheathenization and N.O.L. We had coupons so we went to the Steak 'n Snake: Because you know I’m all about that coupon 'Bout that coupon, no full-price I, too, shall stand and ovate **BBBobbio**. 😃 I feel a nappy poo may be in order. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-without-a-single-thought-mmp/705476.md?page=18)